Example sentences of "[vb mod] see no " in BNC.

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1 Having settled one set of problems and delineated a pattern for higher education , had Robbins left the way open for a succession of what Eric Robinson called ‘ small cadet universities ’ — ; some of which were in fact very similar to the CATs , and others of which might see no future except in aspiring to enter the university sector ?
2 Once I 've met everyone and we 've had a chance to get to know one another , they 'll see no reason to continue this quarrel . ’
3 Few want to remain financially dependent on a former partner unless absolutely necessary , and may see no reason why he should not have his share of the proceeds from the house sale .
4 Carers can not receive another contributory or non-contributory benefit as well as ICA ; and ICA is deducted in full from means-tested income support and housing benefits , so that some carers receiving these latter benefits may see no advantage to be gained from claiming ICA .
5 Endless , he wrote , because I could see no end to them and because I could envisage no beginning .
6 She looked at it and could see no fault ; she thought of Lucy and did n't care .
7 Elsewhere on Southern Region ( where main-line passengers could see no prospect of new stock ) 1980 saw the introduction of the first refurbished 4-CEP ( Class 411 ) unit No 411506 .
8 Perhaps it was a tiredness resulting from the previous 14 pitches , but I could see no way of free climbing it at less than E5 , and I was n't good enough for that , not now .
9 as if they were stuck in the 1950s , the civil servants could see no way in which consumer , environmentalist or the broader public interest could be represented .
10 He disliked the work at the boys club because the teenagers misbehaved , and because he could see no use in the work .
11 Mr Berge anticpated , making it clear that he could see no necessity for such an attitude .
12 The situation changed steadily during the 1950s as more and more black men came to high office , and naturally the West Indian people could see no reason why the same should not happen on the cricket field .
13 As for Labour , they liked SERPS mainly because it was state provision and they could see no reason to allow future governments the freedom to devote public spending to other areas .
14 Dot could see no way out .
15 Anything , anything to escape ! — But then the darkness engulfed them both and Tony could see no more .
16 If the Conservatives dismissed the British Union of Fascists without too much concern — and most could see no good political reasons for embracing the fascist faith — they could not dismiss the threat of European fascism so easily , and attempted to accommodate it instead .
17 One of them was named Galway Bay , but of the bay itself , famous in song , I could see no sign .
18 Annunciata , with evident enjoyment , said Mrs Browning had the headache and could see no one .
19 I was truly disconcerted myself to have acquired so violent an enemy without meaning to and could see no resolution short of full retreat ; and the trouble was that since that morning 's schooling , any inclination to retreat had totally vanished .
20 Her cuff was still undone , and the tourniquet had made her hand and lower arm into white marble , but Anne could see no new puncture .
21 Anne knew she was treating Nina like a four-year-old , but could see no other way to cope with her .
22 She could see no future in her clandestine relationship .
23 Weary of his imprisonment and suffering from a deterioration in his health due to the conditions in the damp and miserable fortress in which he was confined , he could see no alternative .
24 but I could see no special contact between them .
25 The horizons of her life seemed unnaturally close ; she could see no further uphill than the lofty breadfruit tree that overhung the road at the edge of the clearing .
26 David might simply have been overwhelmed by his financial responsibilities towards his mother , and could see no immediate future for a life with you and did n't want to tie you down .
27 They opened her up , but could see no trace of the ulcer they had been expecting to find .
28 For all we knew it could have been 12 feet , since the weather was so bad at the top we could see no further than someone wearing a ski anorak and wellingtons sitting beside us .
29 From the north-east side of the island Captain Ferzenaar also reported that he could see no less than eleven other minor centres of activity , which were either emitting small columns of steam , or occasionally ejecting dust in small explosive bursts .
30 I could see no reason for panic .
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